bangladesh polls

Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina wins 4th straight term as her party secures two-thirds majority in polls

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Bangladesh PM Sheikh Hasina wins 4th straight term as her party secures two-thirds majority in polls

Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina on Sunday secured a record fourth straight term as her Awami League party won two-thirds of the seats in the general elections marred by sporadic violence and a boycott by the main opposition BNP and its allies. Ms. Hasina’s party won 200 seats in the 300-seat parliament while counting is … Read more

Bangladesh to hold general elections on January 7; PM Hasina poised to win 4th consecutive term

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Bangladesh to hold general elections on January 7; PM Hasina poised to win 4th consecutive term

Bangladesh will go to the polls on January 7. Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is expected to win a fourth straight term in the absence of the main Opposition BNP which on January 6 began a 48-hour nationwide strike against the “illegal government” amidst sporadic violence. A total of 119.6 million registered voters are eligible to … Read more